MAKONI WEST CONSTITUENCY

MAKONI WEST CONSTITUENCY
7.1 Introduction
According to the 2000 Delimitation Commission Report (p.28), Makoni West
Constituency is ‘An area of land bounded by a line drawn from intersection of
the northern boundary of Dowa 58A by the Macheke River, generally
southwards down the Macheke River to its intersection by the western
boundary of the former The Willows, south-westwards along this boundary to
the southernmost beacon of Dowa 2, so as to include it; thence so as to
include them: the northern boundary of Chiduku Communal Land to the southwestern
beacon of the former property Leuw Poort, the north-western and
northern boundaries of the former property Leuw Poort, the northern boundary
of former property Remainder of Cheronga, the north-western, western and
northern boundaries of the former property Remainder of Highfield to its
intersection by the Mezi River, down the Mezi River to its intersection by the
south-eastern boundary of the former property of Remainder of Highfield to
its intersection by the Mezi River, down the Mezi River to its intersection by
the south-eastern boundary of the former property Remainder of Highfield, the
south-eastern boundary of the former property Remainder of Highfield, the
eastern boundary of the property of Ludo of Cheronga to the northern
boundary of Chiduku Communal Land to its intersection by the Rusape River,
south-westwards and southwards along the Rusape River to its intersection
by the south-western boundary of Lot 2 of Rocking Stone and southeastwards
along this boundary to the southernmost beacon of Lot 2 of
Rocking Stone, so as to exclude it; thence generally southwards along the
eastern boundary of Chiduku Communal Land, so as to include it, to its
intersection by the Inyazura River to its confluence with an unnamed tributary
at map reference 36KUQ979220 on 1:50 000 map Tsungwesi 1832C3,
Edition 1, and southwards direct to the hill named Nhure at Map reference
36KUQ972159 on the same map; thence south-eastwards direct to
trigonometrical beacon 676/5 on that map, and north-eastwards direct to the
confluence of the Nyamidzi River and an unnamed tributary at map reference

36KVQ056132 on the same map; up that tributary to its intersection by the
western boundary of Inyamidzi; thence south-eastwards and eastwards along
western boundary of Inyamidzi and the western and southern boundaries of
Big Tree of Chikobvore, so as to exclude them to the intersection of the latter
boundary by the Kayeredzi River, and down the Kayeredzi and Sungwizi
rivers to the intersection of the latter river by the south-western and northern
boundaries of Lovedale and south-eastwards and westwards along the southwestern
and northern boundaries of Lovedale and Eversley Manse, so as to
exclude them, to the Save River; thence up the Save, Macheke, Ruzawi and
Chizawana Rivers to the south-western boundary of Dowa Small Scale
Commercial Land and generally north-westwards and north-eastwards along
the south-western and north-western boundaries of Dowa Small Scale
Commercial Land, so as to include it, to the starting point.
Makoni West constituency is made up of fourteen wards. Like most
constituencies, the ward councillor’s seats are dominated by males. Females
constitute only 14% of the total ward seats in the Makoni West constituency.
The constituency has 40 695 registered voters. There is at least a primary
school in each ward, and every ward has at least a secondary school save for
ward 35 which does not have any schools. Most wards have more than 1
school and there is an even distribution of health facilities and dip tanks.
However projects sponsored by the Ministry of Youth, Gender and
Employment Creation (Ministry of Gender) are absent in 6 wards of the
constituency, thus, there is need to also economically empower the residents
of wards without these projects by making ensuring that they can also access
the funds.

Prim Sec
Bus Gender Post
Ward Farm Sch Sch Dam Tertiary Clinic Hosp Cent Projects Office Counl NGOs
12 0 6 2 2 - 2 - 1 - M 0
13 0 1 1 - - 1 - 0 - M 0
14 0 8 2 - - 1 - 0 - M 0
15 1 5 4 - - 2 - 1 - F 1
16 1 7 2 - - 2 - 6 - M 0
34 0 3 2 - - 1 - 23 - M 0
25 0 3 2 - - 2 - 0 - M 0
26 3 6 2 - - 1 - 3 - F 0
27 6 5 2 - - 1 - 1 - M 0
28 0 4 1 - - 1 - 0 - M 0
29 0 2 1 - - 0 - 7 - M 0
30 2 4 2 - - 2 - 1 - M 0
31 0 4 2 - - 0 - 0 - M 0
35 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - M 0
The table above shows infrastructural distribution by ward
7.2 Ward 12
There are 12422 people in the ward. There are 6 primary schools and 2
secondary schools in the ward. The ward has 2 health facilities and 7
business centres. There is 1 project being funded by the Ministry of Gender.
Education: The primary schools in ward 12 are known asChironga, Chitsva,
Domboreshato, Mubvurungwa, Muporeri and St Columbus. The secondary
schools are Chitsva and Chiundu. Chitsva has a total enrolment of 288 of
which 131 are girls, lower than the 157 of boys. Chiundu has a total enrolment
of 725 and 338 are girls.
Health Facilities: The ward has two health facilities known as Mabvurungwa
and Tandi. Both are clinics.
Gender Project: There is only one operational project in the ward which
deals in poultry and is owned by a female.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: The ward has 4 dip tanks
namely Chironga, Deda, Tandi and Mahande.
NGOs: The ward does not have any registered NGOs operating in any sector.
7.3 Ward 13

The ward has a population of 1708 people. Ward 13 has the lowest number
of people in the constituency. The Ward has 1 primary school, 1 secondary
school and 1 clinic.
Education: The primary school in ward 13 is known as Dowa. The
secondary school in the ward is Gwagwadza. The school is a day school
which offers classes up to ‘O’ Level. Gwagwadza has a total enrolment of 249
of which 102 are girls, 45 less than the enrolment of boys.
Health Facilities: Dowa is the only health facility in ward 13. The clinic is
characterised by 2 maternity beds and is owned by council.
Business Centres:
The ward has 2 business centres.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: Ward 13 has 4 dip tanks. The
dip tanks have a census of between 456 and 855.
NGOs: Ward 2 has no registered NGOs operating in it.
Gender Project: There are no projects that are operational in ward 13. The
residents of ward 13 have to be given access to these income generating
projects so that they become self reliant.
Dams: There are however no dams in ward 13.
7.4 Ward 14
This ward has a population of 11683 and has 8 primary schools, 2 secondary,
1 clinic, and 6 dip tanks. The ward has the highest number of primary schools
in the constituency.
Education: The primary schools in ward 14 are St Vincent, Chimuduro,
Chiunya, Chizawana, Madzingidzi, Maungwe, Mutendebvure and Tswatswa.

The secondary schools in ward 14 are Dewedzo and Nyahawa. Dewedzo
has a total enrolment of 412 pupils while Nyahava has 249 pupils. The
schools offer classes up to ‘O’ Level.
Health Facilities: The health facility in ward 14 is Dewedzo Rural Hospital
which is owned by government and has got 7 nurses.
Business Centres: There are 12 business centres in the ward which offer
services mainly of retail to the residents.
Gender Projects: The ward does not have any projects that are sponsored
by the Ministry of Gender. Measure should therefore be taken so that the
residents of ward 14 do not lag behind in developmental programmes
especially in the sector of self help and self reliance.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: Ward 14 has 6 dip tanks
making it one of the wards with the highest number of dip tanks in the
constituency. The dip tanks have a census of between 803 and 1976.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
7.5 Ward 15
The Councilor representing the Ward isfemale. The councilor is one of the 2 female
councilors in the Makoni West constituency. The ward has a population of 8233.
There are 5 primary schools; 4 secondary schools, 2 health facilities, and 6 dip tanks.
Ward 15 has the highest number of secondary schools in the constituency.
Education: The primary schools in ward 15 are known as Bvekerwa, Chiwetu,
Katsenga, St Theresa and Zindoga. The secondary schools in the ward are Katsenga,
Manonga, Nyahonye and St Theresa. None of these secondary schools offer classes
up to ‘A’ Level. Of the four schools, Nyahonye has the least enrolment of 182 pupils.

Health: The ward has 2 health facilities namely;
• Katsenga clinic which is government owned. The clinic is manned by 2
nurses and has 4 maternity beds and 4 general beds at its disposal.
• St Theresa Rural Hospital which is mission owned. The facility is
manned by 5 nurses and has got 8 maternity beds and 47 general
beds. However there is no resident doctor at the rural hospital.
Business Centres: There are 7 business centres in ward 15
Animal health and management facilities:
Ward 15 has 6 dip tanks
Farms: Ward 15 has got 1 commercial farm making the ward agricultural
active.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in ward 15
Gender Projects: The ward has only 1 operational project that is sponsored
by the Ministry of Gender. The project, which is male owned, deals in paraffin
selling
7.6 Ward 16
The ward has a population of 10355 people. There 7 primary schools, 2
secondary schools, 7 business centres and 2 health facilities.
Education: The 7 primary schools in ward 16 are Cheneka, Chinyadza,
Chiware, Gunda, Muvhimwa, Muziti and Tsangaguru. The secondary schools
are known as Tsangaguru and Tsindi. Tsangaguru secondary school has a
total enrolment of 962, of which 454 are girls and offer classes up to ‘O’ Level.
On the hand Tsindi has atotal enrolment of 319 pupils. Tsindi also offers
classes up to ‘O’ Level.

Business Centres: There are 7 business centres in ward 16
Health facilities: There are 2 health facilities in the ward namely;
• Chinyadza clinic which is mission owned and is manned by 1 nurse.
The clinic has got maternity beds at its disposal.
• Tsangaguru clinic which is council owned and is characterised by 3
maternity beds and 1 general bed.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in ward 5.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: There are 3 dip tanks in this
ward namely; Mucheke, Gunda and Dzvairo. They have got a census of 1381,
2622 and 1957 respectively.
Gender Projects: Ward 16 has 6 self reliant projects operating in agriculture
and poultry, of which 5 of the projects are owned by women.
Farms: The ward has got 1 commercial farm.
7.7 Ward 24
With a population of 6211, this ward is characterised by 3 primary schools, 2
secondary schools, and 1 health facility.
Education: The primary schools in ward 24 are Mapfuwa, Mupfumi and
Nerwande. The secondary schools in the ward are known as Chamakumbu
and Chemarima and both offers classes up to “O” Level. Chamakumbu has
atotal enrolment of 309 while Chemarima has 286 pupils.
Business Centres:
There are 5 business centres in the ward.
Health Facilities: Ward 24 has 1 health facility known as Masvosva clinic
which is government owned. The clinic has 2 nurses, 4 maternity beds and 1
general bed.

NGOs:
it.
The ward does not have any registered NGOs operating within
Animal Health and Management Facilities: Ward 24 has got 3 dip tanks
namely; Chamakumbu, Masvosva and Ngowe.
Gender Projects: There are 23 operational gender projects in this ward
making it the ward with the highest number of projects in the constituency. Of
the twenty-three projects sponsored by the Ministry of Gender, 21 are into
poultry while the other 2 are into oil pressing. 4 of the projects are owned by
women.
7.8 Ward 25
The ward has a population of 8338 people. The ward has 3 primary schools, 2
secondary schools and 2 health facilities.
Education: The primary schools in ward 25 are Bandanyenje, Chiduku and
Mavhudzi. The secondary schools are known as Nyakuipa and Zvapungu.
Nyakuipa has a total enrolment of 662 of which 285 are girls. On the other
hand Zvapungu has a total enrolment of 286 of which 132 are girls.
Business Centres: There are 10 business centres in ward 25
Health Facilities:
are;
Ward 25 has got 2 health facilities. The health centres
• Chiduku which is council owned and is and has 4 maternity beds and 2
general beds.
• Matsika which is also council-owned and has got 3 maternity beds and
2 general beds.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: There are 2 dip tanks in ward
25.

NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in ward 25.
Gender Projects: Ward 25 is characterised by an absence of projects
sponsored by the Ministry of Gender.
7.9 Ward 26
Ward 26 has a population of 9262 people. The councillor is one of the two
female councillors in the constituency. There are 6 primary schools, 2
secondary schools and there is 1 health facility.
Education: The primary schools in ward 26 are known as Chakuma,
Chinembiri, Gurure, Kadzunge, St Alban and Mupanguri. The secondary
schools are Ruhwerumwe and Ruwombwe. The two offer classes up to ‘O’
Level and of the two Ruhwerumwe has the lowest total enrolment, having only
126 pupils.
Health Facilities: The ward has 1 clinic called Toriro which has got 4
maternity beds and 4 general beds at its disposal.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: There are 3 dip tanks in ward
26. The dip tanks are essential in controlling and mitigating the out break of
animal diseases.
Farms: Ward 26 has got 3 farms. This makes the ward highly active in
commercial farming activities.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
Gender: There are 3 operational projects in ward 26. the projects in this ward
are all into poultry and 1 of the projects is owned by a female while the other
two are cooperatives.
7.10 Ward 27
The ward has a population of 8457 people.

Education: The ward has 5 primary schools called Denzva, Mahere,
Rukweza, Handina and Mbiriri. The ward has got 2 secondary schools known
as Handina and Rukweza. Handina has a total enrolment of 351 while
Rukweza has got 1251 pupils. Both offer classes up to ‘O’ level.
Business centres: There are 4 business centres in ward 27.
Health Facilities: The ward has got 1 health facility known as Rukweza
clinic which has 4 beds for maternity and 4 beds for general purposes at its
disposal. The clinic is council owned.
NGOs:
There are no registered NGOs in the ward.
Gender: There are no operational projects sponsored by the Ministry of
Gender in this ward.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: There are 2 dip tanks in ward
27.
Farms: With 6 farms, the ward has the highest number of farms in the
constituency. The ward is therefore very active in agricultural production.
7.11 Ward 28
Ward 28 has a population of 5127 people. There are 4 primary schools, 1
secondary school and there is 1 health facility in the ward.
Education: The primary schools in ward 28 are Chigora, Matanhire,
Mukamba and Zambuko. The secondary school is known as Mukamba and
offers classes up to ‘O’Level. The secondary school has a total enrolment of
310 pupils of which 127 are girls.
Health Facilities: Ward 28 has got 1 health facility known as Mukamba
clinic which has got 1 general bed and 1 maternity bed. The clinic is owned by
council.

Animal Health and Management Facilities: The ward has 1 dip tank called
Gomo which has a census of 1413.
Dams: Ward 10 does not have any dams.
Farms: There are no farms in ward 28
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
Gender: The ward has 1 project that is sponsored by the Ministry of Gender
and the project deals in poultry.
7.12 Ward 29
Ward 29 has a population of 3866 people. The ward has 2 primary schools, 1
secondary school and no health facilities.
Education: The primary schools in ward 29 are Dumba and St Peters.
Mutungagore is the name of the secondary school in the ward. The school is
a day school which offers classes up to ‘O’ level and has a total enrolment of
590 pupils.
Health Facilities: Ward 29 does not have any health facilities and the
residents have to other wards to access health care.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: There are 2 dip tanks in the
ward.
Dams: Ward 32 does not have any dams.
Farms: The ward also does not have commercial farms.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
Gender Projects: There is an absence of self reliance projects sponsored by
the Ministry of Gender in this ward.

7.13 Ward 30
The Ward has a population of 6361 people. The ward has 4 primary schools,
2 secondary schools and 2 health facilities.
Education: The primary schools that are in ward 30 are Chitenderano,
Mvhezha, Nyamanhindi and Sharara. Sharara Secondary School is the only
secondary in the ward offering classes up to ‘O’ level. The school has got a
total enrolment of 326.
Health Facilities: Ward 30 has got 2 health facilities known as Chikobvore
and Nyamidzi. Chikobvore is served by 1 nurse and has 2 maternity beds and
2 general beds. The clinic is owned by government. Nyamidzi is owned by
council
Animal Health and Management Facilities: There are 2 dip tanks in the
ward called Chitendarano and Nyangombe.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
Gender Projects: There are 7 operational projects sponsored by the Ministry
of Gender in the ward. All the seven are into poultry and all are cooperatives.
Farms: The ward has 2 commercial farms.
7.14 Ward 31
Ward 31 has a population of 6550 people. There are 4 primary schools, 2
secondary schools and there are no health facilities in the ward.
Education: The primary schools in ward 31 are Chikobvere, Chidamunyu,
Nyadzonya and Nzvimbe. The secondary schools in the ward are Nyadzonya
and Nzvimbe which offer classes up to ‘O’ level. Nyadzonya has a total
enrolment of 140 while Nzvimbe has 250 pupils.

Health Facilities: The ward does not have health facilities and the residents
of ward 31 have to travel to other wards to access health services.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: The ward has 4 dip tanks.
Dams: Ward 10 does not have any dams.
Farms: There are no farms in this ward.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
Gender: The ward has got 1 operational project that deals in poultry.
7.15 Ward 35
Ward 35 has a population of 7662 people. The ward is generally
characterised by the absence of basic infrastructure, having no schools and
no health facilities.
Education: There are no schools of any kind in ward 35.
Health Facilities:
The ward does not have health facilities.
Animal Health and Management Facilities: The ward has 2 dip tanks
called Tank 46E and Tank 49E.
Dams: Ward 35 does not have any dams.
Farms: There are no farms in ward 35.
NGOs: There are no registered NGOs operating in this ward.
Gender Projects: The ward does not have any operational projects that are
sponsored by the Ministry of Gender.

7.16 COMMENTS
Ward Population:
The population sizes for the fourteen wards vary from 1 708 people in
ward 13 to 12 422 people in ward 12. Although ward 35 has a
population greater than that of ward 13 it has a critical deficient of
infrastructure, although ward 13 has less infrastructure as compared to
other wards, indicating the relationship that exists between
infrastructural distribution and the population.
Health Facilities:
All the clinics do not have resident doctors. The constituency only have
2 rural hospitals that offer services that are offered by clinics of which
none has a resident doctor, and the residents have to look elsewhere
for specialised treatments.
Education:
The constituency does not have even a single ‘A’ Level school. All the
secondary schools in the constituency offer classes up to ‘O’ Level
therefore forcing the pupils to travel to other schools to access
advanced secondary education.
Farms:
The constituency is characterised by high commercial farming activity,
with 35% of the wards being agricultural zones and comprising of
farms.
7.17 The Recommendations
There is need for: -

• The beefing up of nurses in all clinics to ensure that every person that
needs their services is attended to in time.
• The establishment of ‘A’ level schools in the constituency to ensure
that pupils go further than the ordinary level. There is also a need to
establish secondary schools in ward 35, and a primary school in ward
35 to ensure government policy of near and accessible education.
• The Increase in the number of operational self-reliance projects in
almost all wards to ensure that the residents help themselves in
reducing poverty, in as much as economically empowering the youth
and women. Most of the projects in the constituency are however
owned by women while the greater number is comprised by groups
and cooperatives.
• Gender mainstreaming in local governance. Of the 14 wards, only 2
wards, i.e. wards 15 and 26 have a female councillor, depicting that
women are still lagging behind in decision making. They constitute only
14% of the total ward seats.

Appendix VII
Diagram 1 below indicates the location of schools, the grade/status of each
school, and enrolment by sex, number of teachers at each school, ownership
and hot seating. This information is by Ward.
Diagram 1
Ward Name of School Level/Status Boys Girls Ownershi
p
12 Chironga
Primary
Chitsva
Primary
Domboreshato Primary
Mubvurungwa Primary
Mupoperi
Primary
St Columbus Primary
Chitsva
Secondary 157 131
Chiundu
Secondary 387 338
13 Dowa
Primary
Gwangwadza
14 St Vincent
Chimuduro
Chiunya
Chizawana
Madzingidzi
Maungwe
Mutendebvure
Tswatswa
Dewedzo
Nyahawa
15 Bvekerwa
Chiwetu
Katsenga
St Theresa
Zindoga
Katsenga
Manonga
Nyahonye
St Theresa
Secondary 147 102
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary 218 194
Secondary 129 120
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
268
210
99
237
210
188
83
222
Hot
seating
Teacher
s

16 Cheneka
Chinyadza
Chiware
Gunda
Muvhimwa
Muziti
Tsangaguru
Sanzaguru
Tsindi
24 Mapfuwa
Mupfumi
Nerwande
Chamakumbu
Chemarima
25 Bandanyenje
Chiduku
Mavhudzi
Nyakuipa
Zvapungu
26 Chakuma
Chinembiri
Gurure
Kadzunge
St Alban
Mupanguri
Ruhwerumwe
Ruwombe
27 Denzwa
Mahere
Rukweza
Handina
Mbiriri
Handina
Rukweza
28 Chigora
Matanhire
Mukamba
Zambuko
Mukamba
29 Dumba
St Peters
Mutungagore
30 Chitenderano
Mavhezha
Nyamanhindi
Sharara
Nyamidzi
Sharara
31 Chikobvore
Chidamunyu
Nyadzonya
Nzvimbe
Nyadzonya
Nzvimbe
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
508
177
180
155
377
154
72
165
192
673
454
142
129
131
285
132
54
94
159
578
Secondary 183 127
Primary
Primary
Secondary 338 252
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
80 60
151 99
35 - - - - - - -
322
164
310
162

Diagram 2 - Schools By Ownership
Primary Secondary College
Government - - -
Council - - -
Mission - - -
Private - -